South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears—
"child born outside marriage" includes a child born to a married woman of
which a man other than her lawful spouse is the father;
"co-parent", of a child, means a person who is taken to be a co-parent of the
child under Part 2A;
"Court" means the Supreme Court, the District Court or the Magistrates Court;
"domestic partner"—see section 11A;
"father" or "natural father", of a child, includes a person who is presumed to
be the father of the child under Part 2A;
"instrument" means any instrument that creates, modifies or extinguishes legal
or equitable rights, powers or liabilities.
(2) A reference in
this or any other Act to the mother, father or parent (however described) of a
child will, unless the contrary intention appears, be taken to include a
reference to a co-parent of the child (regardless of the sex of the
co-parent).